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100

Purpose was to establish self-government with rules. 

What is the Mayflower compact?

100

Group of people named by each state legislature to select the president and vice president.

What is electoral college?

100

No cruel and unusual punishment amendment.

What is Amendment #8?

100

Law allowing a person to be punished for an action that was not against the law when it was committed.

What is an ex post facto law?

100

Supreme Court case that led to suspects being informed of their rights at time of arrest.

What is Miranda v. Arizona?

200

Written by Thomas Paine and encouraged the colonists to declare independence from England.

What is Common Sense?

200

25 years of age and 7-year U.S. citizen.....

What are requirements for the House of Representatives?

200

Original jurisdiction in most cases.  Hears evidence and gives verdict.

What are district courts?

200

Federal laws prevail over state laws.

What is the supremacy clause?

200

Supreme Court case that extended due process rights to juveniles.

What is In re Gault?

300

Taxation without representation, no trial, quartering troops..............

What are grievances that led to and are listed in the writing of the Declaration of Independence.

300

Allows Congress to stretch it's powers for what is needed.

What is the elastic clause?

300

Media organization that exposes illegal practices or waste.

What is a watchdog?

300

System of government in which power is divided between states and national government.

What is federalism?

300

Supreme Court case that led to provision of legal counsel if not able to afford one.

What is Gideon v. Wainwright?

400

Required colonists to buy tea only from the British East India Company.

What is the Tea Act of 1773.

400

Approve treaties, approve presidential appointments, hold trials of impeached officials.

What is the Senate?

400

Powers directly given to the national government.

What are enumerated powers?

400

Form of government in which the leader is an all-powerful king.

What is an absolute monarchy?

400

Established judicial review for the Supreme Court.

What is Marbury v Madison?

500

A court order that requires police to bring a prisoner to court to explain why that person is being held.

What is writ of habeas corpus?

500

Reviews fairness of cases from lower courts.

What is an appellate court?

500

Government is run by a small group of elites.

What is an Oligarchy?

500

Series of statements describing a candidate's core beliefs and positions on various issues.

What is a platform?

500

Supreme Court case that upheld the right of students to wear black armbands in protest of the Vietnam War as freedom of speech.

What is Tinker v. Des Moines?

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